Shoe construction



Feb. 24, 1948. s E ETAL SHOE CONSTRUCTION- Filed Dec. 21, 1944 I N V ENTOR-5. ROBERT S 77LE Egg/UP E/SENBEK? Patented Feb. 24, 1948 UNITEDSTATES ATE NET '1 SHOE CONSTRUCTION ltobert s tilfe and PhilipEisenberg, Brooklyn N V Abpneaticnmecember 21, 1944, serialite; mime;

4(Cla-imsi This inv'ent-ion relates to shoe c'ohstruction and inparticular to a: t'yfie that is fundamentally adapted to providecbrii'fortable' W'e'a-r both in-' doors and -ou'td'oo'rs, and rorspcirtas Welles dress wear.-

A- particular object ofth invention is to pro vide' a shoe structurethat lends-itself toa sim-- p ii'fied formof construction and on" whichcan be made ub in sever-s1: different styles for differ-4 ent use u'ndervaryingfconditions; A still further object of thein-vehtion is to formashoestiucture from two pieces-F material so'cutting and foiinii'i'g-"thebodypart of the patternthat it can be sewn into shape ahd provided witha top coveiiiig portion 1 by' the sifi'i'pl' expedient of sewin alongthe edges of theparts to complete the shoe! Our shoeis in the natureofa'iow-cut foot covering:- and: preferabIy'niade-iroin a' leather orsimulation thereof-that is provided with a'soft innerface of down, hair,wool *or other substance and so' constructed that it will readilyconform to'th'e shape of 'the-ioot of the wearerand provide a cushionedsupport for the'foot in Walking.

With these" and other ob'jects -in view', the inventio'n' comprisescertain constructions hereinafter described 'andthenparticularly-pointed out in the claims; and ia preferred embodimentof our invention" is" illustrated-in the accompanying drawing; in whichFigure 1 isa p1'an view"of the' patternfrom which a shoe constructed-111accordancewith our invention may: he made;

Figure 2"is a plan view of the pattern of the top piece which forms: thevamp' of-- the shoe,

Figure 3 is a rear 'VieiWin eIeVatiOn of a shoe constructed inaccordance with-our inventioii' the top 'edge 'bei-r-ig shown unturnedat one side of-the' sho'e;

Figure 4 is a view in sideeieyation of the shoe, the rear viewof-Which'is iihistretefl in Figure 3, part of the; upper portion---being;: -a1so left unturned to show the construction,

Figure 5 is a modified form. of construction made from-two"ormore'piece'sfforining the up- 7 structure providing" a" none pathiatte of whic not be used if'the'p alrt'ic'iilair typed-secede callfor it. The blank HI pr 'rit's a unite-r re a'ii'flb'ach part I 3Theedg'es of th lila'nliafi EffiOiIit Ihtf-J mediate thefrorit and'b'ack portic'itis heing out obliquely as' at l l elfid outwardlyrrbntthhedges of the front part l w hic'h is na dwer 'tiia'n the backpart 13. The i rwawerrge' e thew-font i2 is semi-circulari""' hhfi'd'a'sat li a-iiiffii'oirided with spaced gates- 0 rititohjef [6, wh'ieliwheii shoe is completedflq 65. of the opposing' ed notches 25? disposedat other fillersole-JE;which-attire-hac e e islikeWiS6G8(itlledfftfiffthfijuflpe surface. ofl as W095i heel piece 31:Tiles-strip '3 is :oelfi-ientedi-to: the b tt ms r ecekof:the woodenieecement Zone 38, but is otherwise attached to the felt sole member 36.This stri holds the upper in shape and gives rigidity to the lowerportion of the shoe structure, as it extends all around the shoe andalso gives a unique appearance to the shoe.

The shoe body is cemented to the upper surface of the inner sole 36 asby cement illustrated at 40, and the shoe is finished by a bottom sole4| secured in any suitable manner as by cementing to the underside ofthe wood heel piece 3'! and the flller sole 36 and strip 32. While theshoe structure illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 may be employed as theupper of the shoe shown in F gure 5, we may also make the shoe from twoupper side pieces 45, as shown in Figure '7, which are united by sewingat the front and rear edges as at 46 and 41 respectively and be providedwith sew lines 48 at the front side portions thereof as at 49. In thisinstance the bottom of the shoe 50 would be separately sewn along theedges to the side pieces 45 as at El. Either form of the structure maybe employed as deemed desirable according to the needs. For instance,the shoe structure of Figure 4 may be used in sport shoes that do notrequire right and lefts, while the separate bottom structure may be usedin shoes for dress wear, or for size fittings; The combination ofinner'fleeced bottomsurface with the felt inner sole 36 and soft fibrousouter sole 4! gives a com fortable cushioning effect and providesadequate support for the foot in walking. The extended side edges of theback'part l3 constitute the turned over cuff portions 52 of the shoe.

Our invention is notto be restricted to the precise details of contruction shown since various changes and modifications may be madetherein without departing from'the scope of the invention or sacrificingthe advantages derived from its use.

What we cla m is: 1. A shoe fabricated from a blank consisting of asemi-circular front edge having several substantially uniformly spacedV-shaped notches therein, the side edges of said blank flaring towardsthe back, said flaringstarting at approximately that part of, the blankwhich when the shoe is fullyformed is in the region of the instep,

sole, sides, front andback portions in a. unitary 5 structure, and a toppiece for closing the shoeformed-shape at the upper front thereof andcompleting the. shoe structure, said top piece being sewed to theforward portion of the shoe around the-free edges thereof, said flarededge portions extending from the instep to the back of the shoe andbeing adapted to be turned over to form a cuff.

2. A shoe fabricated from ablank consisting of a semi-circularjfrontedge having several substantially uniformly. spaced V-shaped notchestherein, the side edges of said blank flaring towards the back, saidflaring starting at approximately that part of the blank which when theshoe is fully formed is in the region of the instep,

' the'back edge of the blank having a pair of V- shaped notches one toeither side of the center of said back edge, the side edges of each ofsaid notches being stitched together whereby to draw up the blank intothe shape of a shoe having a sole; sides, front and back portions in aunitary 4 structure, a top piece for closing the shoe-formedshape at theupper front thereof and completing the shoe structure, said top piecebeing sewed to the forward portion of the shoe around the free edgesthereof, said flared edge portions extending from the instep to the backof the shoe and being adapted to be turned over to form a cuff, and aseparate sole portion secured to the sole of the shoe.

3. A shoe fabricated from a blank consisting of a semi-circular frontedge having several substantially uniformly spaced V-shaped notchestherein, the side edges of said blank flaring towards the back, saidflaring starting at approximately that part of the blank which when theshoe is fully formed is in the region of the instep, the back edge ofthe blank having a pair of V- shaped notches one to either side of thecenter of said back edge, the side edges of each of said notches beingstitched together whereby to d aw up the blank into the shape of a shoehaving a sole, sides, front and back portions in a unitary structure, atop piece for closing the shoe-formedshape at the upper front thereofand completing the shoe structure, said top piece being sewed theforward portion of the shoe around the free edges thereof, said flarededge portions extending from the instep to the back of the shoe andbeing adapted to be turned over to form a cuff, a separate sole portionsecured to the sole of the shoe, a strip attached to said blank andengaging said sole portion to hold the two in structural relationship,and an outer sole beneath said sole portion and secured to said strip.

4. A shoe fabricated from a, blank consisting of a semi-circular frontedge having several substantially uniformly spaced V-shaped notchestherein, the side edges of said blank flaring towards the back, saidflaring starting at approximately that part of the blank which when theshoe is fully formed is in the region of the instep, the back edge ofthe blank having a pair of V- shaped notches one to either side of thecenter of said back edge, the side edges of each of said notches beingstitched together whereby to draw up the blank into the shape of a shoehaving a sole, sides, front and back portions in a unitary structure, atop piece for closing the shoe-formedshape at the upper front thereofand completing the shoe structure, said top piece being sewed to theforward portion of the shoe around the free edges thereof, said flarededge portions extending from the instep to the back of the shoe andbeing adapted to be turned over to form a cuff, a separate sole portionsecured to the sole of the shoe, and an outer sole beneath said soleportion and secured thereto.

ROBERT STILE. PHILIP EISENBERG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Maling Dec. 18, 1945

